Exeter Northcott announce first musical in 20 years LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Exeter Northcott Theatre has announced its first full-scale musical for more than 20 years, with a brand new production of Little Shop of Horrors, which will premiere this October.
In collaboration with Lighthouse Poole and the Belgrade Theatre Coventry, the production will be directed by Exeter Northcott’s Creative Director and Joint Chief Executive Martin Berry.
Returning to full production of a musical for the first time in decades, this play consolidates the theatre’s commitment to ambitious, high-quality theatre made by and for the community it serves.
Martin Berry said: “This feels like an exciting moment for Exeter Northcott Theatre. Little Shop of Horrors is bold, funny, joyful and unapologetically theatrical – and it allows us to bring together everything we believe theatre can be. With this show we continue to reclaim artistic ambition, creating opportunities for artists, and making work that feels rooted in the place it’s made.”
Reflecting a key milestone in the theatre’s plans for ‘thinking big and reaching wide’ through national collaboration, Exeter Northcott announces Lighthouse Poole and The Belgrade as co-producing partners on the production.
Building on acclaimed home productions like The Commotion Time, Romeo & Juliet and Exe Men, Exeter Northcott continues its work as a producing theatre, combining unforgettable storytelling with fantastic stagecraft.
This production also features a community ensemble at its heart, performing alongside a professional cast in a fully realised mainstage musical. Renewing its dedication to local participation, Exeter Northcott will soon launch the auditions, offering community performers the opportunity to take part in a fully professional production.
Berry continues: “There’s something thrilling about bringing a cult musical of this scale and popularity to the Northcott stage, powered by collaboration, live music, and local talent. It feels like a celebration of where we are now – and a statement of where we’re heading next,” and adds: “Audrey II is the monster we create when we hand our agency to something louder, simpler and more seductive than our own values – and once it’s fed, it demands more and more.”
Little Shop of Horrors will run at Exeter Northcott Theatre from 1 – 17 October, before visiting Lighthouse Poole from 20-24 October, and Belgrade Theatre Coventry from 27-31 October.